Kibakwe weather in August

In August, Kibakwe sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kibakwe's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kibakwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:45 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
42%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Kibakwe is Administrative ward in Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kibakwe reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kibakwe weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14019.412.34.8
Feb28° / 19°10716.112.24.9
Mar28° / 19°13218.6125.0
Apr27° / 18°7011.811.96.1
May27° / 16°91.811.77.8
Jun26° / 14°10.111.68.4
Jul26° / 13°00.111.68.6
Aug27° / 14°0011.88.4
Sep28° / 15°00127.7
Oct30° / 17°6112.16.5
Nov30° / 19°344.812.35.5
Dec29° / 19°1001312.44.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36832
46832
56733
66733
76832
86832
96931
106931
117030
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137129
147228
157327
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317723

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kibakwe gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
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68812
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308713
318614

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:496:32
211.76:496:32
311.76:496:32
411.76:496:32
511.76:496:32
611.76:486:32
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1611.86:456:32
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1911.86:446:32
2011.86:446:32
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2811.86:406:31
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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65.5Bright
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135.6Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kibakwe

In seasonPeak

None of Kibakwe's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kibakwe's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kibakwe?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Kibakwe for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kibakwe in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Kibakwe sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kibakwe in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kibakwe peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kibakwe?

Kibakwe sits at 6.7°S, 36.4°E, 1,133 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mpwapwa, 43 km away.

KilosaKibaigwaGeiroIzaziDodomaMsoweroMikumi

Topography around Kibakwe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kibakwe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kibakwe has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m around an average of 1,252 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,435 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,897 m.

The land around Kibakwe is covered by shrubs (51%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
680 m
16 km
1,435 m
80 km
1,897 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mpwapwa 43 km · Kilosa 69 km · Kibaigwa 77 km · Geiro 84 km · Izazi 88 km · Dodoma 92 km · Msowero 94 km · Mikumi 102 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kibakwe (-6.7167°, 36.3667°, elevation 1,133 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).